J U D G M E N T

The petitioners in both the writ petitions is the same person.

He is conducting business in provisions in two adjacent stalls of the Corporation of Cochin located under the south over bridge in Ernakulam. The two writ petitions have been filed in respect of the said shop rooms. As the issue involved in both the writ petitions is the same they are taken up together for consideration and disposal. For the sake of convenience, the reference to the facts and Exhibits is from WP(C) No. 7685 of 2014 with reference to the corresponding figures and Exhibits in WP(C) No. 7817 of

2014 wherever it is relevant.

2. As already noted above, the petitioner had taken two shop rooms on rent from the 1st respondent Corporation. Initially, the shop rooms were taken on rent by the petitioner's brother. Pursuant to an application preferred by the petitioner, the 1st respondent Corporation, by decision dated 17.12.1994, decided to transfer the rooms in the petitioner's name and fixed the monthly rental @ Rs.600/-. An agreement was accordingly executed between the petitioner and the 1st respondent Corporation, the

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terms of which are borne out in Ext.P1 notice that was issued to the petitioner